The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-25
SAM HOUSTONS SEC RET.
Why He Deserted His Bride and Went
to Live Among the Indians.
Fron, the Nelo York Sun.

to Live Among the lndlanS.
From the NelC York Sun
ST. LOUIS, Nov 2l.-The blank in the
history of the famous Sam Houston has at
last been filled up. 1t will be remembered
that after living some time among the Cher
okee Indians, and fighting in the war of
1912, he settled in Tennessee, began to prac-
tice law, was twice elected to Congress- and
in 1927 was elected Governor of Tennessee,
and in January, 1929, he was married to the
belle of Tennessee, and i'll less than two
months after his marriage he suddenly
resigned the Governorship, deserted
his wife and home and disappeared.
This created an intense sensation through
out the country, as Houston was regarded
as the most promising man in the South.
The cause of Houston's resignation of the
Governorship. his desertion of his bride
and his abandonment of the path of civiliza-
ton, has always been a mystery. He pever
revealed it himself to his civilized friends.
A staff correspondent of the st. Louis Re
11ublican sent to Tahlequah, /. t., to write
up the Indian troubles, obtained from I'M
doubted authority facts that clear up this
mystery.
When Houston resigned the Governorship
he rode straight from Tennessees capital to
the Arkansas river. He fell in with band
of Usage Indians near the present site of
Fort Gibson, told them he desired to live
| with the tribe, and he was welcomed He
donned breech clout and blanket, shaved
his head to the crown. and daubed his face
! with paint. He cut himself off entirely
! from civilization and lived with the In
| dians.
For time he was leader, and married
an Indian girl, but afterward he became a
drunkard While under the influence of
whisky he told the story of his flight from
| 20 I'm Ind
panion. Jorley told it to Wolff Star, and
| from the latter the correspondent got it,
Houston's wife married him to please her
parents. She had been previously engaged
| to young man in Nashville, but, under
parental influence, broke off the engage
ment and accepted Houston's offer of mar
riage. and, in view of his prospects, it was
thought she had made brilliant match
He loved the young woman, and was made
| to believe that she returned his affection.
| Houston had no knowledge of the previous
engagement, and his wife managed to main
tain outward cheerfulness for some time.
He returned home one night about l. o'clock
and his wife was in bed and she was weep
ing. The husband was solicitous and the
wife fretful. He asked what caused her
tears, and she gave no satisfactory answer.
He importuued her, and at last she told him.
She said she was bad, wicked woman
that she did not love her husband, but loved
another man. that she never could love her
husband or forget the other man, and that
her life was miserable. She confessed that
for some time before she had been engaged
to marry Houston she had maintained illicit
relations with the other man. Houston
never said word, but Immediately went to
his office, wrote his resignation as Governor
saddled a horse and rode into the wilder
ness This is the mystery of Houstons life
as revealed by himself.
Houston kept a little store among tie
Indians, and always had barrel of whisky
on tap. He drank all the time. In this way
he lived for a couple of years. He finally
went to Texas, where his brilliant career as
a s. ldier in the Texas war, as President OF
the Texas republic and Senator from the
State of Texas is well known.